LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS and SCHOOL SPIRITS Star Milo Manheim Covers TEEN VOGUE Magazine

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 In his TEEN VOGUE ‘Moment’ cover story, Milo Manheim discusses the season-two finale of SCHOOL SPIRITS, gearing up to play the leading role of Seymour in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, and what’s next for his career. Manheim also discusses his friendship with pop singer Sabrina Carpenter – “It really makes me so happy because I know she is genuinely a beautiful person inside and out.”

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On being killed off in Sabrina Carpenter’s music video: “Sabrina can kill me anytime she wants. I love Sabrina… She texted me a couple days before [like], “Are you around to do this?” I agreed, having no idea what it was that I was going to do. I trusted her, and I knew that her vision was going to be dope.”

On his friendship with Sabrina Carpenter: “Sabrina’s killing it, as always. That is a really cool relationship that honestly started at Disney, where I just feel so proud seeing her climb. It really makes me so happy because I know she is genuinely a beautiful person inside and out.”

On Sabrina Carpenter’s kindness: “She’s going to come see LITTLE SHOP too. I hope that we continue lifting each other up for the rest of our lives. That is a testament to Sabrina’s success as well. She makes people feel good. People always remember how you make them feel. There are a few celebrities that have made it that are not nice people. You hear those stories sometimes. But genuinely, I think the reason that she’s exploding is because she is so genuine and kind.”

On thinking going into acting was ‘unrealistic’: “Even with my mom being an actress and being surrounded by lots of successful actors, I still just thought it was unrealistic. I loved doing it, and honestly, I don’t think I would’ve tried had someone not plucked me out. I was doing a lot of musical theater at my school, and this [casting director] named Amber Horn came to see a show, and she said, “You should audition for this movie, Zombies.” Had she not been there, I never would’ve tried, and I probably would’ve ended up being a therapist or something.”

On SCHOOL SPIRITS season 2: “With every episode that came our way, I feel like every cast member was just relieved. We all had our ideas of where the show [was] going — we were all wrong. Their show is so much better than what any of us thought of. I thought season one was fantastic, and I think season two, especially the second half, really cements itself as a genius, brilliant show.”

How he feels about his Disney class: “Disney is like a high school. When I came in there, I had beautiful seniors welcoming me in, like Dove Cameron and people like that. And then we’re the seniors — I mean, I feel like I’ve graduated now — but we were welcoming in the freshmen… I love Disney, and if I can speak honestly, I feel like a lot of people oftentimes go through Disney and feel like they’re put in a box, and, I think, sometimes justly and sometimes unjustly resent Disney.”

On LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS: “It has been going fantastically so far. I got sick, so I was out for the first week, which really scared me because we didn’t have much time, but they were so not worried. They’re so collaborative. I know [the show] has such a rich history and I want to honor it, but I think the best way to do that is to make it your own. I think me and Liz [Gillies] have a similar vision for how we want the show to be, and we want it to be grounded and true — although it’s a very over-the-top show. But I saw this production five years ago, and it was one of the most magical nights of my life. I’m still figuring it out.”

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